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Victor William Henry EWART

Regimental number2233
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCompositor
Address3 Lower Charles Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Lundmark, 3 Lower Charles Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military service2nd Contingent
Enlistment date28 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 May 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 13 February 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Emily EWART
Discharge date19 June 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 13 February 1917; disembarked Hobart, 12 April 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Hobart, 19 June 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 July 1926
Age at death41
Place of burialCarr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, EWART Victor William Henry

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